Session proposals within all types of sociological areas are welcome.

Please visit the conference web page to submit proposals: http://sociologi.dk/conference2014/

Session proposals should be registered before the 1st of November 2013. It should include a short description of the proposed theme for the session and a short presentation of the session organizers (in English

Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen organize the Danish Sociology Conference the 23rd-24th January 2014.

The conference will be held at University of Copenhagen, CSS, Øster Farimagsgade 5, Copenhagen.

The overall theme of the conference is:

Social stratification and inequality – changing social dynamics in the 21st century

Keynote speakers: Michael Savage, London School of Economics and Robert Mare, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles.

For further information see the conference web page: http://sociologi.dk/conference2014/

Session proposals within all types of sociological areas are welcome.

Session proposals should be registered before the 1st of November 2013. It should include a short description of the proposed theme for the session and a short presentation of the session organizers (in English). Call for papers will be announced shortly after the 1st of November. Registration to the conference will also be open in connection with that. Papers and sessions are expected to be written and held in English.

The members of the organizing committee are:

·         Kristian Karlson (SFI – The Danish National Centre for Social Research)

·         Christoph Houmann Ellersgaard (Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen)

·         Anders Holm (Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen)

·         Carsten Strøby Jensen (Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen)

The conference is organized together with Centre for Stratification Research unifying research in social stratification and inequality in Denmark. It is located at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (http://www.stratifikation.ku.dk/english/).

Deadline: 30 September 2013

XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology

Facing an Unequal World: Challenges for Global Sociology Yokohama, Japan July 13-19, 2014

We are pleased to announce that the submission of abstracts to over 600 sessions organized by the ISA Research Committees, Working and Thematic Group is now open.

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please submit an abstract on-line before September 30, 2013.

For more details, please see Guidelines for Presenters

Kære kolleger

Her er en interessant udfordring med udsigt til en præmie på kr. 100.000.

Det drejer sig om en priskonkurrence udskrevet af den norske sociolog, komiker mv. Harald Eia i samarbejde med Morgenbladet og Jon Elster. Man skal blot forklare, 1) hvad der forstås ved “ubevidste strategier” og, 2) hvordan handlinger kan forklares af deres utilsigtede virkninger. Følg dette link:

morgenbladet.no/samfunn/2013/elsters_utfordring

Som man kan se, bliver indsendte besvarelser bedømt af et absolut kvalificeret bedømmelsesudvalg.

Ud over de 100.000 vil man få en kort version publiceret i Morgenbladet.

Det vil jo være godt, hvis danske sociologer viser flaget her. Det er absolut centrale spørgsmål for samfundsvidenskaberne, som ikke kun udfordrer Bourdieu, men også fx Foucault og flere andre. Jeg vil ikke selv påtage mig at svare på spørgsmålene, men for Bourdieu-specialister skulle det være en let sag.

Det må jo i øvrigt siges at være en temmelig opsigtsvækkende og usædvanlig form for medieeksponering af sociologien. At en enkeltperson sætter 100.000 ind, og at et dagblad går med i en priskonkurrence om et så snævert og højpandet emne, ville være utænkeligt i Dk og de fleste lande, som jeg kender til. Det siger også noget om sociologiens position i Norge.

Med håbet om at dette tilbud om tidsfordriv også vil gøre det lettere at komme gennem de ørkesløse feriedage, der ligger forude, ønsker jeg jer god ferie.

Bedste hilsner

Heine

First Call for Papers and Participation

The Social Sciences Research Division (SSRD) of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) is organizing its first Annual International Conference on Social Sciences which will be held in Athens, Greece on 4-7 August 2014. In the past, the five research units of SSRD have organized 45 annual international conferences on economics, sociology psychology, politics & International Affairs, as well as the mass media & Communication. Papers from all branches of social sciences are welcome: Anthropology, Media and Communication Studies, Economics, Education, Human Geography, Political science, Public Administration, Psychology and Sociology. Papers on Social Research and Social Theory are also welcome.

The registration fee is €300 (euro), covering access to all sessions, 2 lunches, the official dinner (Greek Night of entertainment), coffee breaks and conference material. In addition, a number of cultural and educational activities are being organized such as an urban walk around Athens (which will include the Acropolis), an additional dinner, a special one-day cruise to the Greek islands and a visit to Delphi. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate.

Please submit a 300-word abstract before 6 January 2014 via email, atiner@atiner.gr to: Dr. Gregory A. Katsas, Head, Sociology Research Unit, ATINER and Associate Professor, The American College of Greece-Deree College, Greece. Please include: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Current Position, Institutional Affiliation, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions will be reached within four weeks of your submission. Please use the abstract submitting form available at http://www.atiner.gr/2014/FORM-SOS.doc.

If your submission is accepted, you will receive information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements. Should you wish to participate in the Conference without presenting a paper, for example, to chair a session, to evaluate papers which are to be included in the conference proceedings or books, to contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos (gtp@atiner.gr), President, ATINER. The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic association and its mission is to act as a forum, where academics and researchers – from all over the world – can meet in Athens in order to exchange ideas on their research and to discuss future developments in their disciplines.

Since 1995, ATINER has organized more than 200 international conferences, symposiums and events. It has also published approximately 150 books. Academically, the Institute consists of five Research Divisions and twenty-three Research Units. Each Research Unit organizes an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects. Academics and researchers are more than welcome to become members and contribute to ATINER’s objectives. The members of the Institute can undertake a number of academic activities. If you want to become a member, please download the form (membership form). For more information or suggestions, please send an email to: info@atiner.gr

Er du færdiguddannet sociolog og medlem af sociologforeningen, har du nu mulighed for at komme til temaeftermiddag og blive opdateret på nye teorier og metoder inden for sociologien. Sociologforeningen har sammensat et program, hvor du vil få både teoretisk og metodisk inspiration med fra dagen.

First Call for Papers and Participation

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) organizes its 8th Annual International Conference on Sociology, 5-8 May 2014, Athens, Greece. The conference website is: http://www.atiner.gr/sociology.htm

The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students from all areas of Sociology, Social Work and other related fields. Theoretical and empirical research papers will be considered.

The registration fee is €300 (euro), covering access to all sessions, two lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. Special arrangements will be made with a local luxury hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of social events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi. Details of the social program are available at http://www.atiner.gr/2014/SOC-SOC.htm

Please submit an abstract (email only) to: atiner@atiner.gr, using the abstract submission form available at http://www.atiner.gr/2014/FORM-SOC.doc by the 7 October 2013 to: Dr. Gregory A. Katsas, Academic Member of ATINER and Associate Professor, The American College of Greece-Deree College, Greece. Abstracts should include the following: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address, and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks.

If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. organize a panel (session, mini conference), chair a session, review papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER (gtp@atiner.gr)

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic association with the mission to become a forum, where academics and researchers – from all over the world – could meet in Athens to exchange ideas on their research and to discuss future developments in their disciplines. Since 1995, ATINER has organized more than 250 international conferences, symposiums and events. It has also published approximately 150 books. Academically, the Institute consists of five Research Divisions and twenty-three Research Units. Each Research Unit organizes an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects. Academics and researchers are more than welcome to become members and contribute to ATINER’s objectives. The members of the Institute can undertake a number of academic activities. If you want to become a member, please download the form (membership form). For more information or suggestions, please send an email to: info@atiner.gr